J Connection

J Connection offers social and educational programs throughout the year for young families.  Whether you're new to the community or looking for a deeper connection, we've got something for you!  J Connection events are open to all and everyone is welcome. You can learn about Jewish events in our area!  Email jconnection@jccnj.org to sign up for the J Connection monthly newsletter.

Jewish Discovery Zone
Join us for another year of this beloved program led by Treasure Cohen, Jewish family educator. Treasure has served as Director of Family and Community Education at the Jewish Education Association of MetroWest, NJ for many years.  Thirty years ago, as a young parent, she and her husband, Rich, developed Shabbat and holiday services for young children and their families at Congregation Beth El in South Orange, NJ, and she continues to lead services and train other leaders today. Treasure will help us learn about and celebrate Jewish holidays and traditions through songs, stories and crafts. Meet other families, enjoy snacks and supper and have a blast! For children ages 3-7 and their families.  $15 for first child and $10 each additional child; adults are free.  Stay tuned for fall Jewish Discovery Zone dates

Mother's Circle
Join Mothers Circle, a free educational program empowering non-Jewish mothers to create Jewish homes. The interactive curriculum explores Jewish holidays, practices, rituals and ethics while providing resources and tools for enriching Jewish family life at home. 
Stay tuned for new session dates

Answering Your Jewish Children
Answering Your Jewish Children is designed to supply non-Jewish fathers, whose spouses/partners are Jewish, with practical information and guidance to help them raise Jewish children in the context of an interfaith marriage. Each of the three sessions will present key questions and answers to the “big” questions that children ask about life, death and God, holidays and rituals and Jewish values and ethics. Answering Your Jewish Children is a program of the Jewish utreach Institute (www.joi.org). The curriculum has been developed through a Berrie Innovation Grant from the Berrie Fellows Leadership Program, an education and leadership program funded by the Russell Berrie Foundation.
Stay tuned for new session dates

ShalomBaby
Maybe your family has recently grown by one or your friends are just about to welcome a little one into their lives. ShalomBaby welcomes parents, their newborns and newly adopted children into the Central Jersey Jewish Community. ShalomBaby provides you with:
• ShalomBaby gift bag, full of fun and helpful gifts, information on parenting and Jewish resources for parents and families
• A connection to create lifelong friendships for you and your child
• Support from caring volunteers
• A connection to your Jewish Community

J Connection is a partnership between the Jewish Community Center of Central NJ and local synagogues and is funded by a grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ.

For more information and to register, contact Randi Zucker, J Connection Director, at 908-889-8800 x253 or rzucker@jccnj.org.